The second quarter earnings season is just around the corner and all eyes are on Tier-I information technology (IT) services firms. From the look of it, the note of caution Infosys has been voicing all through this year has been based on hard facts. ...

Conventional wisdom: If you are buying your first house, don’t try to time the market. The argument: Even if you are entering in a high interest rate scenario, over a 15-20 year period, there will be cycles when rates will come down.

It’s called the 10/90 scheme – pay 10 per cent of the apartment’s cost now and the rest after possession. Banks will pay construction-linked payouts to the developer, but your equated monthly instalments (EMI) will begin only after ...